French police movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant french police movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out tense, captivating, detective, realistic, neo noir and surprise ending films and TV shows about / with french police, police, police officer, murder, police station, police detective, investigation, police investigation, gangster and law enforcement plots mostly in Crime, Thriller and Drama genres shot in France, Belgium, Italy and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as french police: The Stronghold (2020), Nothing to Declare (2010), November (2022), A Cop (1972), The Troops of St. Tropez (1964), Rogue City (2020), Oh Mercy! (2019), Lost Bullet (2020), Astrid: Murder in Paris (2019), Bastille Day (2016).

List of french police movies

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 6.9
 13K
The Stronghold (2020)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A police brigade working in the dangerous northern neighborhoods of Marseille, where the level of crime is higher than anywhere else in France.
Style: unusual plot structure, tense, suspenseful, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot: police, french police, chase, danger, murder, death, police detective, violence, partners against crime, law enforcement, partner, friends ...
Time: 2010s, year 2012, 21st century
Place: marseille, france
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Nothing to Declare (2010)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 108 min.
Story: During the elimination of the Belgian/French border in the 90s, a Belgian customs officer is forced to team up with one of his French counterparts.
Style: witty, realistic, funny, feel good, emotional ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: customs officer, culture clash, reluctant partners, french police, comedy duo, partner, unsupportive coworkers, snobbism, politics, society, frontier town, coworker relationship ...
Time: 90s, 80s, year 2011, year 1993, year 1986 ...
Place: belgium, france, europe
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 6.7
 5K
November (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 106 min.
Story: In November 2015, a series of unprecedented and deadly attacks hits Paris. The anti-terrorist police led by Heloise and her chief commander Fred - face an unprecedented level of pressure: in a race against the clock, they must find the perpetrators ...
Style: political thriller
Plot: politics, espionage, terrorism, french history, french police, anti terrorism, fugitives, heroes, criminal, policewoman, police, disorientation ...
Time: 2010s, year 2015
Place: paris france, athens greece, france
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 7.0
 11K
A Cop (1972)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Commissaire Edouard Coleman is a Paris police chief whose life investigating violent crimes has left him despondent. After beginning an affair with a beautiful but cold woman named Cathy, he befriends her boyfriend, Simon, a local nightclub owner. ...
Style: neo noir, visually appealing, hood, noir, suspense ...
Plot: gang, caper, french police, gangster, train robbery, heist, criminal, corruption, robbery, police inspector, driver, bank robbery ...
Time: year 1972, 70s, 20th century
Place: france, paris france, europe
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The Troops of St. Tropez (1964)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The ambitious police officer Cruchot (Louis de Funès) is transferred to St. Tropez. He's struggling with crimes such as persistent nude swimming, but even more with his teenage daughter, who's trying to impress her rich friends by telling ...
Style: funny, humorous, realistic, light, satirical ...
Audience: family outing, teens
Plot: gendarme, police, seaside, father daughter relationship, art theft, goofy hero, beach, incompetent police, yacht, comedy of errors, fighting crime, investigation ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: france, french riviera, cote d'azur, saint tropez, riviera ...
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 6.1
 10K
Rogue City (2020)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Caught in the crosshairs of police corruption and Marseille’s warring gangs, a loyal cop must protect his squad by taking matters into his own hands.
Style: suspense, tragic ending, tense, exciting, serious ...
Plot: mafia, french police, police corruption, police detective, italian mafia, police officer killed, police brutality, betrayal, police investigation, police shootout, coworker relationship, fighting crime ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: marseille, bronx new york city, paris france, france
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 6.3
 2K
Oh Mercy! (2019)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 119 min.
Story: A police chief in northern France tries to solve a case where an old woman was brutally murdered.
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological, tense
Plot: french police, murder, police, investigation, police station, crime scene, police officer, corpse, police detective, danger, brutality, violence ...
Time: 2000s
Place: france
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 6.3
 14K
Lost Bullet (2020)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A small time delinquent, turned police mechanic for a go fast task force, is forced to defend his innocence when his mentor is killed by dirty cops.
Style: exciting, captivating, unusual plot structure, tense, neo noir ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: french police, police corruption, car, murder, frame up, police, con artists, car theft, murder witness, car chase, justice, crime scene ...
Time: 2010s, 2020s
Place: france, marseille
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Astrid: Murder in Paris (2019)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium, Switzerland
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: Astrid Nielsen works in the library of the judicial police. She has Asperger's syndrome. With an incredible memory, she excels at analyzing files of ongoing investigations. The district commander decides to use it to the fullest, entrusting ...
Style: detective, captivating, tense
Plot: autism, french police, investigation, detective inspector, female detective, female police detective, crime investigation, fighting crime, murder investigation, partners against crime, police investigation, forensics ...
Place: paris france, france
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 6.3
 51K
Bastille Day (2016)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA, Belgium, Luxembourg, China, Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Michael Mason is an American pickpocket living in Paris who finds himself hunted by the CIA when he steals a bag that contains more than just a wallet. Sean Briar, the field agent on the case, soon realises that Michael is just a pawn in a much ...
Style: suspense, exciting, intense, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot: pickpocket, terrorism, cia, thief, rogue agent, bomb, strong female character, espionage, brutality, investigation, conspiracy, intelligence agency ...
Time: year 2016
Place: france, paris france
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Belleville Cop (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Colombia
Duration: 111 min.
Story: When a childhood friend from Miami gets killed after he comes to warn of encroaching drug gangs, Baaba moves to Miami and teams up with a local officer to bring down the criminals.
Style: light, entertaining, humorous, semi serious
Plot: social differences, partner, coworker, police, supportive coworker, new job, culture clash, interracial friendship, friendship, life philosophy, buddy cop, french police ...
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The Troops & Troop-ettes (1982)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Cruchot's police office moves into a new building. They do not only get high tech equipment, but also four young female police officers to educate. All of them scramble to work with them -- and cause pure chaos while being distracted by the ...
Style: humorous, not serious, realistic, exciting, tense ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: gendarme, kidnapping, police, policewoman, law enforcement, comedy of errors, nothing goes right, goofy hero, workplace situations, yacht, beach, mother superior ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: france, saint tropez, provence, riviera, mediterranean sea ...
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Fantomas Unleashed (1965)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story: In the second episode of the trilogy Fantômas kidnaps distinguished scientist professor Marchand with the aim to develop a super weapon that will enable him to menace the world. Fantômas is also planning to abduct a second scientist, professor ...
Style: parody, not serious, exciting, humorous, captivating ...
Plot: perfect crime, gadget, farce, kidnapping, disorder, danger, law enforcement, partners against crime, working undercover, french police, master of disguise, gendarme ...
Time: 60s
Place: europe, france, rome italy, italy
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 5.8
 9K
The Takedown (2022)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Ousmane Diakité and François Monge are two cops with very different styles, backgrounds and careers. The unlikely pair are reunited once again for a new investigation that takes them across France. What seemed to be a simple drug deal turns out to ...
Style: satirical, disturbing, semi serious, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot: police investigation, police, investigation, drug, police detective, police partner, partners against crime, uncover truth, fighting crime, crime solving, detective inspector, teamwork ...
Time: 2020s
Place: france, paris france, alps
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Paris Police 1900 (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: Paris, France, 1899. The corpse of an unknown woman is found in the river Seine. The investigation will push a young ambitious inspector to discover a heavy state secret.
Style: detective, neo noir, captivating, tense, costume drama ...
Plot: french police, spy, intrigue, investigation, murder investigation, police detective, political intrigue, crime investigation, cold case, homicide detective, organized crime, crime solving ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1890s
Place: france, paris france
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The Last Panthers (2015)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story: The six-part series opens with a daring diamond heist before quickly delving into the dark heart of Europe where a shadowy alliance of gangsters and 'banksters' now rules. Naomi is the British loss adjustor charged with recovering the ...
Style: tense, captivating, serious, suspenseful, realistic
Plot: heist, gang, thief, gangster, law enforcement, police investigation, french police, insurance investigator, war, diamond theft, police, criminal gang ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, belgrade serbia, marseille, london
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 5.8
 5K
Restless (2022)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story: After going to extremes to cover up an accident, a corrupt cop's life spirals out of control when he starts receiving threats from a mysterious witness.
Style: suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, perverse ...
Plot: investigation, police officer, criminal, police, police corruption, corrupt cop, accident, corrupt law enforcer, blackmail, hidden truth, police inspector, corrupted ruler ...
Time: 2020s
Place: france
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The Troops on Vacation (1970)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 107 min.
Story: The whole clique of Cruchot's police station is retired. Now he lives with his rich wife in her castle - and is bored almost to death. He fights with the butler, because he isn't even allowed to do the simple works. But when one of the ...
Style: humorous, not serious, realistic, light, captivating ...
Plot: gendarme, nude beach, amateur detective, retirement, goofy hero, save the day, nun, colleague, memory loss, chases and races, nothing goes right, dull life ...
Time: 70s, 60s, 20th century
Place: france, saint tropez, french riviera, europe, cote d'azur ...
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Inspector Blunder (1980)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A detective, fresh out of the academy (lowest mark in class), gets the assignment to bodyguard a spoiled rich girl reporter. She's been interviewed on TV and has questioned the virility of a mobster who kidnaps her later.
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, detective
Plot: law enforcement, french police, reporter, rescue, kidnapping, gangster, confined, dishonesty, journalism, disorder, silly humor, son ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: france, paris france
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 6.3
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The Big Scare (1964)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Two police inspectors Triquet and Vergus launch their investigations to arrest a dangerous escaped forger named Mickey Le Bénedictin.
Style: detective, spoof
Plot: local legend, gypsy camp, brothel, butcher, mob violence, serial killer, drunk, french police, gendarmerie, murder confession, counterfeit money, pharmacist ...
Time: 60s
Place: paris france, france
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 6.5
 3K
Police (1985)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Mangin, a police inspector in Paris, leans hard on informants to get evidence on three Tunisian brothers who traffic in drugs. He arrests one, Simon, and his girl-friend Noria. Simon's brothers go to their lawyer. He springs Noria, who promptly ...
Style: rough, realistic, serious, bleak, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prostitute, female nudity, female pubic hair, police, older man younger woman relationship, cop, fight the power, sex, police investigation, hooker, immigrant, big breasts ...
Time: year 1985, 80s
Place: paris france, france, europe
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Murder Mystery 2 (2023)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: After starting their own detective agency, Nick and Audrey Spitz land a career-making case when their billionaire pal is kidnapped from his wedding.
Style: suspense, detective, exciting, funny, feel good ...
Plot: wedding, whodunit, kidnapping, theft, murder, married couple, parents, interpol, private detective, revenge, ex-cop, tropical island ...
Time: 2020s
Place: paris france, mumbai india, new york
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 5.8
 4K
Full Speed (2016)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A family together with their grandpa go on a vacation, when their new car won't stop and it nearly escapes crashing into a hundred cars.
Style: feel good, captivating, funny, road movie, light ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: family problems, obsessive quest, family in danger, chase, speed, highway, parents and children, car breakdown, husband wife relationship, family relations, father son relationship, travel ...
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 2K
Colt 45 (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 85 min.
Story: The young police man Vincent is the best in his class, and denies to be recruited to the special forces. But when the corrupt Milo manages to get a grip on him, his life is turned into a living nightmare.
Style: tense, exciting, rough, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: swat, murder, survival, law enforcement, police corruption, danger, violence spree, organized crime, mafia, cop, armory, dead father ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france
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Outside the Law (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama, War
Country: France, Algeria, Belgium, Tunisia, Italy
Duration: 138 min.
Story: After losing their family home in Algeria in the 1920s, three brothers and their mother are scattered across the globe. Messaoud joins the French army fighting in Indochina; Abdelkader becomes a leader of the Algerian independence movement in France ...
Style: realistic, atmospheric, political, captivating, tense ...
Plot: french algerian war, algerian war, politics, police brutality, resistance, revenge, war crime, political unrest, family relations, society, military, world war two ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, 60s, 50s, post world war two ...
Place: algeria, france, africa, europe, north africa
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Under Suspicion (1981)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A police inspector, suspecting an attorney of two child sex murders, has him held for a questioning session that goes on for hours.
Style: suspenseful, tense, disturbing, neo noir, psychological thriller ...
Plot: police inspector, serial child killer, dishonesty, life is a bitch, injustice, murder, pedophile, child murder, suspect, rape, false accusation, courtroom ...
Time: 80s, year 1981
Place: france
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Last Known Address (1970)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Marceau Léonetti (Lino Ventura), a competent and energetic officer stops by chance the son of an influential lawyer driving under the influence of alcohol. A few months later, the lawyer falsely accuses Léonetti as being violent and incompetent. ...
Style: neo noir, detective, crime drama, tense, realistic ...
Plot: murder, judiciary, organized crime, police detective, investigation, police station, policewoman, criminal underworld, french police, vice squad, vengeance, rivalry ...
Time: 60s, 70s
Place: france, paris france
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 7.1
 10K
Maigret (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Hungary
Duration: 87 min.
TV show
Story: A serial killer strikes in post-war France and it's up to Jules Maigret, a dedicated police commissioner, to hunt the murderer down.
Style: detective, captivating, suspenseful, enigmatic, psychological ...
Plot: murder of a prostitute, serial killer, police detective, police investigation, undercover, murder suspect, police inspector, suspect, false confession, prostitute, justice, police officer ...
Time: 1950s, year 1955
Place: united kingdom, paris france, france
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 6.8
 22K
Athena (2022)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Hours after the tragic death of their youngest brother in unexplained circumstances, three siblings have their lives thrown into chaos.
Style: dramatic, captivating, thrilling, tense, suspense ...
Plot: gang, gangster, brother, social commentary, tragic event, fighting the system, violence, destruction, anger, family relations, mercilessness, loss of brother ...
Time: 2020s
Place: france, paris france
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The Sleeping Car Murder (1965)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Six people travel by train overnight from Marseilles to Paris. When the train arrives at its destination, one of the passengers, a girl, is found dead in a sleeping berth. The police led by Inspector Grazzi investigate the other five passengers, ...
Style: neo noir, slasher, noir, perverse, political ...
Plot: train, police, serial killer, investigation, boxing, murder, trippy, railway, age-gap relationship, swing, characters murdered one by one, police detective ...
Time: 60s
Place: france, paris france
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